Two LWV candidate forums next week

Wednesday

Mar 27, 2013 at 9:15 AM

Next Tuesday and Wednesday

The League of Women Voters of the Kewanee Area will host candidate forums on Tuesday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 3 at Kewanee City Hall at 7 p.m. For the forum on April 2, candidates have been invited for the Kewanee City Council and Black Hawk College Board of Trustees (six-year term and unexpired two-year term). The April 3 forum will be for candidates for Kewanee Park District commissioner and Kewanee Township supervisor, clerk, road commissioner, assessor and trustees. For the non-competitive races of Black Hawk College Board of Trustees (unexpired two-year term) and Kewanee Township assessor, the candidates will give only a statement. On behalf of all Henry County superintendents, Kewanee School Supt. Dr. Chris Sullens and Wethersfield School Supt. Shane Kazubowski will speak April 2 on the school sales tax referendum. For the rest of the races, the forum will follow a strict format. The candidates will make opening statements. Then the audience members may ask questions, followed by candidates’ closing statements. Usually, the candidates stay afterwards to mingle with the audience and refreshments will be provided.The forums will be televised live on Comcast Cable TV channel 13. A list of candidates in all races and referenda in Henry County can be found at www.henrycty.com.The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization whose main purpose is to help the public become better informed.